Born to Win: Week 3

Being Prepared

This resource provides you with a lesson plan, drama scripts, songs, activities to teach this lesson effectively, with opportunities for the children to be active in the learning process. You will be provided with lesson plans and extra materials for either a "stand alone teaching experience" or if you are teaching this as part of a whole module. Choose the resources that best suit your situation.

Aim: To teach the children about the need to be prepared for the right race.

Bible Text: Acts 16

Background Notes: The Jailer had a good job, respectable, well paid, well trained, able to defend himself and would have had power over many prisoners. We can spend our whole life training, learning and preparing for ... Show More The Jailer had a good job, respectable, well paid, well trained, able to defend himself and would have had power over many prisoners. We can spend our whole life training, learning and preparing for jobs, careers, a path in life and one day realize that it’s not fulfilling. Think if we spent that much time preparing for the race that God has for us how fulfilling that would be. When the Jailer realized that the doors were open, he thought the prisoners were gone, he decided that he may as well kill himself - how little did his life mean when he failed in his job. When Silas and Paul called out to him to stop him from killing himself he realized that he was lacking something they had. His question was “what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?” His life changed from that day on. Paul’s response was that if you put your trust in Jesus, then you will live as you were meant to! How powerful a promise is that? It is something we all are looking for. It doesn’t mean that all you have learned so far in life God cannot be used - but it is important to run the right race.

You Will Need: TEACHING TIME: Chains, Cap and gown and Books, Blindfold, Fake rocks, A leader or two to help with teaching (To guide and read the story), A prison (Made out of a cardboard box, so it can fall apart at the right time)
SMALL GROUP TIME: Coaches instructions, Race organisers need to get race ready, Props for the race